Jai Dee Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 American man falls to his death from 12th-floor condo An American man fell to his death from his condominium on the 12th floor early Wednesday morning. Police said James Robert Mondy, 56, felled from his room on the 12th floor of the 17-storey VP Tower on Soi Rangnam in Rajthevi district at 1 am. His Thai wife, Duangta, 28, told police that she went to bed when the man was reading his emails and she was woken up by his shout, saying "I'm power." She said she saw her husband jump down. She said she has been living with him for three years. Source: The Nation - 10 October 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnieB Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 humm...looks a little suspicious to me. i think there should be a law that any farang who who shacks-up with a thai girl cannot rent/buy an apartment/condo higher than the 1st floor of any building nice to read that the "flying foreigner" phenomenon is not limited to my little town of pattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 There hasn't been many of these lately. For a while it seemed like a couple a week. A bit strange though that she remembers the exact words that woke her up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 These stories strike me as a tad odd. Would be interesting to know if this chap had a history of mental illness. I just can't picture a 56 yr old male taking hallucinogenics either. The autopsy results will indicate if he was on drugs or liquored up. Until then I'm not going to assume that his daughter, err I mean g/f pushed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 There hasn't been many of these lately. For a while it seemed like a couple a week.A bit strange though that she remembers the exact words that woke her up. I was thinking the same, and the words used don't really sound like what a native speaker might say. Maybe, I'm just being cynical, but something smells fishy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAWP Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 (edited) I'm more interested in what the emails said. Edited October 10, 2007 by TAWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midas Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Words like "I'm power." dont make sense - could it have been "I'm over." - after reading something in his email? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I don't believe that an American would speak pidgeon English before hurling himself off a building. The witness if innocent would have been better off not mentioning this utterance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazeeboy Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I don't believe that an American would speak pidgeon English before hurling himself off a building. The witness if innocent would have been better off not mentioning this utterance. i would'nt think anything suspicious any where else in the world ,but here in thailand 1st thought ,he was pushed ,sad that i and others think this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Unbelievable - give her a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Unbelievable - give her a break. Why? She is the prime suspect and she should be the prime suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh101 Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Why would he shout anything if his wife was asleep, unless of course someone else was trying to help him ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnolia_fan Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Maybe he had a bad dream and thought he was He-Man and his skinny Thai girl was Skeletor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Unbelievable - give her a break. Why? She is the prime suspect and she should be the prime suspect. No she isn't, and why should the man's wife be a suspect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahmburgers Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 humm...looks a little suspicious to me. i think there should be a law that any farang who who shacks-up with a thai girl cannot rent/buy an apartment/condo higher than the 1st floor of any building thanks for my first chuckle of the day Words like "I'm power." dont make sense - could it havebeen "I'm over." - after reading something in his email? Here are some spin on what he might have said: 1. "I'm Power" in a physics/metaphysical contect - somewhat like Einstein saying 'we are all energy' (I don't know, did Einstein say that?). 2. I'm powerful 3. It's over 4. I'm empowered Methinks there's got to be more to the story. Any witnesses, anyone hear an argument? what is the couples' history? did the guy just take out an insurance policy or change of legal papers? Our ever-inept boys in brown should be able to find interesting clues (I jest). Put Ms Porntip on the case. Anyone else will come up with a report headed by three words: 'mai pen rai' A few years ago, a farang man in northernmost Thailand was in the process of adjusting the legal status of his house which was purchased (surprise) in his wife's name. A few days later he was shot dead while his wife was qualifiably and conveniently in a nearby town. Did the cops find evidence to prosecute? Did the cops indict anyone? If you're familiar with Thailand, you know the answers to those questions are zip, nothing, nada, no incrimimating evidence, case closed, mai pen rai. Detectives probably spent a full ten minutes investigating the site, and then went out to eat some congealed pig's blood with a side order of toasted maggots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2396 Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 humm...looks a little suspicious to me. i think there should be a law that any farang who who shacks-up with a thai girl cannot rent/buy an apartment/condo higher than the 1st floor of any building nice to read that the "flying foreigner" phenomenon is not limited to my little town of pattaya Another wanna be Superman story. I wonder if he had a little help from his lady's Thai boyfriend? I had one such boyfriend, who was hiding under her bed, try to shove me toward the apt balcony. Fortunately for me, he lost the shoving match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2396 Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Unbelievable - give her a break. Why? She is the prime suspect and she should be the prime suspect. No she isn't, and why should the man's wife be a suspect? Another poster living in Fantasyland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaidleHands Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 You need to keep in mind that this was likely said in English to a sleepy Thai and the same distraught Thai reported it to police in Thai, the police briefed the press in Thai and the Nation are not known for their prowess with English. To expect clarity and coherence is ambitious; to draw assumptions based on two words is asinine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Unbelievable - give her a break. Why? She is the prime suspect and she should be the prime suspect. No she isn't, and why should the man's wife be a suspect? Another poster living in Fantasyland. If I jump out my bedroom window, will you accuse my wife of being a murderess? If you jump out your window, would you want us to accuse your wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 (edited) The spouse is always the top suspect all over the world. It doesn't mean she is guilty. It also doesn't mean that she is innocent. We don't know whether this was a murder or a suicide. If it is a murder, statistically, those closest to the victim are most often the perps. It would be very poor police work indeed to not have a close look at the wife. Edited October 10, 2007 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiangmaipaul Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Unbelievable - give her a break. Why? She is the prime suspect and she should be the prime suspect. No she isn't, and why should the man's wife be a suspect? Another poster living in Fantasyland. If I jump out my bedroom window, will you accuse my wife of being a murderess? If you jump out your window, would you want us to accuse your wife? It just happens that I was watching some crime show on tv last night and the Detective who was investigating the death of some guys wife where the husband was under suspicion said " Before you go looking for the outlaws , you should check the inlaws first " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikethevigoman Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 American man falls to his death from 12th-floor condoAn American man fell to his death from his condominium on the 12th floor early Wednesday morning. Police said James Robert Mondy, 56, felled from his room on the 12th floor of the 17-storey VP Tower on Soi Rangnam in Rajthevi district at 1 am. His Thai wife, Duangta, 28, told police that she went to bed when the man was reading his emails and she was woken up by his shout, saying "I'm power." She said she saw her husband jump down. She said she has been living with him for three years. Source: The Nation - 10 October 2007 Perhaps what he shouted was " im potless " and she then had no use for him so it was a flying lesson for our friend ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikethevigoman Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Unbelievable - give her a break. Why? She is the prime suspect and she should be the prime suspect. No she isn't, and why should the man's wife be a suspect? Another poster living in Fantasyland. If I jump out my bedroom window, will you accuse my wife of being a murderess? If you jump out your window, would you want us to accuse your wife? It just happens that I was watching some crime show on tv last night and the Detective who was investigating the death of some guys wife where the husband was under suspicion said " Before you go looking for the outlaws , you should check the inlaws first " That is very good and must be true in los ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamianMavis Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Seriously Neeranam, DANG BUDDY WASSUP WIT YOU? I think in any country in the world the closest person (in proximity)will be at least a tiny bit suspect in a jumping case where there is no reason for the person to jump. (i.e. no mental illness history) She should be the prime suspect because she was RIGHT THERE. If she was Canadian I would say the same thing. Damian Mavis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted October 10, 2007 Author Share Posted October 10, 2007 Unbelievable - give her a break. Why? She is the prime suspect and she should be the prime suspect. No she isn't, and why should the man's wife be a suspect? Another poster living in Fantasyland. Please keep the personal attacks and flaming out of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Seriously Neeranam, DANG BUDDY WASSUP WIT YOU? I think in any country in the world the closest person (in proximity)will be at least a tiny bit suspect in a jumping case where there is no reason for the person to jump. (i.e. no mental illness history) She should be the prime suspect because she was RIGHT THERE. If she was Canadian I would say the same thing.Damian Mavis Surely it would be better to check for mental illness first before throwing accusations like murder around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Nobody is accusing her of murder, however her unusual story and proximity to the victim warrant looking further into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Any photos of the man - I used to know that building very well and the name sounds familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clifton Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Has anybody else noticed that the "suicides with a plastic bag over the head" have completely stopped for quite a while now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david96 Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 All guard fences should be a mininmum of 2 meters high with steel mesh and a kick rail. This would prevent people leaning over and thus being on the point of balance and "heave ho away I go" (or you) as the case may be. Happened in Australia to a footballer on the 22/F of a Gold coast hotel a few days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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